U.S. Life Expectancy Fell By 1.5 Years In 2020, The Biggest Drop Since WW II:
Life expectancy in the United States declined by a year and a half in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says the coronavirus is largely to blame.
COVID-19 contributed to 74% of the decline in life expectancy from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77.3 years in 2020, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
It was the largest one-year decline since World War II, when life expectancy dropped by 2.9 years between 1942 and 1943. Hispanic and Black communities saw the biggest declines.
[...] "The range of factors that play into this include income inequality, the social safety net, as well as racial inequality and access to health care," Curtis said.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday July 21 2021, @07:01PM (1 child)
The increase in overdoses was only 22,500 compared to the 12 months prior:
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p1218-overdose-deaths-covid-19.html [cdc.gov]
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(Score: 2) by Barenflimski on Wednesday July 21 2021, @09:37PM
Interesting.